tremble
verb (used without object)
to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
trembling
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present participleof tremble.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
tremble.
trembleverb (used without object)to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
Example Sentences
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Though Alicia emerged victorious, Christiane held a plank for over three minutes, arms trembling and gritting her teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Videos posted online showed one dog, Cash, trembling in his kennel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
During those strikes, she sat on a chair in the corridor of her Lukyanivka apartment, away from the windows, her hands trembling uncontrollably.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"My hands are trembling," she posted on Weibo eight minutes after the tickets were launched, announcing that they had sold out.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Autumn stands from the table, her hands squeezed into trembling fists.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
